Will there be consumer interest?
2007-10-15 07:57:55 · 14 answers · asked by BIGROY 1 in Environment ➔ Alternative Fuel Vehicles
That would depend upon the cost of the vehicle and the design to some degree and even how far you drive but many who can afford them are buying electric vehicles so there will be a lot of consumer interest once the electric car is cheaper and a better battery developed to increase its range, especially with the price of gas rising so much and so often.
2007-10-15 08:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Al B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on the currently available technology, no. I consder buying an electric vehicle if:
1) It can go at least 200 miles on a single charge, and at the end of the charge will have the same performance as at the beginning.
2) When it needs to be recharged, I can do so in 10 minutes or less at thousands of conveniently located facilities throughout the country
3) It can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 12 seconds or less
4) It can cruise at at least 80 mph
5) It can seat at least two adults comfortably on an extended trip and carry their luggage
6) It can keep these same two adults in comfort when outside temperatures are as high as 100 degrees F or as low as 0 degrees F
7) It can do 3-7 over the entire 200 mile range on a single charge
8) It costs no more than US$40,000 to buy.
2007-10-19 10:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. If it counts, I bought an electric scooter this past weekend. I would have bought an electric car if I could have afforded one:
http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles
Once more practical EVs with long range and highway speed capabilities become available at affordable prices beginning in 2009, we'll start to see more electric vehicles on the road. More and more people are becoming cognizant of our environmental impact and looking for ways to reduce it. Electric vehicles are a great step in that direction.
2007-10-15 08:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dana1981 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I grew up in Sarasota Florida, the city of Sebring is 50 miles away and in the 70's the Vanguard company built the little COMUTA-CARs there. The Comuta-Car also called Citicar was a little AMC Gremlin knock-off electric car and they sold pretty well. My 5th grade teacher had one and it was reasonably priced. Of course it was only an around town errand car and I remember her being afraid to drive it in the rain. Hers was red. Our neighbor had a later model green one that was real nice looking. In those days a real AMC Gremlin was like $3500, these little cars I think sold for half.
2007-10-15 08:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by atlantic965 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I want the taxpayers to buy me one. I'm a senior on a fixed income. I want free health care, free food, free housing, and a new electric vehicle. A blue one. Some cash would be nice too. I want to join the lazy class for a while. Would that be possible?
2007-10-15 13:14:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. But... I would buy the compressed air car I saw on the Science Channel. Some guy in Italy(?) made a car that operates on compressed air and gets like 300 miles per tank and goes 60 mph.
He's working on a method for the car to refill with air while driving. This would be very, very clean.
The problem comes when no one is buying gas, the government will lose a lot of revenue and probably require people to pay a per mile user fee to the Feds and states. California is already talking about it.
So much for encouraging us to save gas, huh?
2007-10-15 08:12:42 · answer #6 · answered by jeelbear 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes yes yes. but, there was an electric car and the companies made it so hard to buy that the average consumer couldn't get there hands on it. Any one intersted in the electric car should watch "Who Killed the Electric Car".
2007-10-17 04:53:57 · answer #7 · answered by m d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Would anyone buy a noisy, smelly, high maintenance, clunky infernal combustion vehicle if there was an electric option?
Refuel at home or work for a fraction of the cost of refined imported oil.
high performance maximum torque from 0rpm from cold,
simple transmission, even put motors in the wheels for high ground clerance and traction management ....
Fully reuseable/recyclable at end of life, unlike catalyctic exausts, sintered engine components, sump oil, anti-freeze ...
2007-10-16 01:11:56 · answer #8 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Electric vehicles will never happen. There's too much vested by government into oil companies. If anything happens as a fossil fuel alternative, it will be one that the government will be able to control and tax.
2007-10-16 02:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by caligirl_SC 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
as i knew here in europe their are electric vehicles roaming the city. its very interested.
2007-10-22 10:04:02 · answer #10 · answered by juven78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋